“Living-with-dying”: the elderly’s language of terminal illness

What is it about?

Stefania M. Maci stefania.maci@unibg.it This study examines the way in which elderly people with terminal illness use language to construct a narrative about their “living with dying” experience. Understanding the different gradations in which elderly people as well as the different groups within the elderly narrate how they live while dying in terminal illness experiences can help health professionals to effectively develop more all-inclusive health policies and practices in end-of-life care.

Featured Image